South Adelaide
"All the elements of a good orchestra were there in 1963; what was needed now was an expert conductor, and throughout that season South was determinedly courting the man they had in mind. That man was Donald Neil Kerley, who in 1961, as playing coach, had been responsible for steering West Adelaide to a long overdue premiership. The following year he had failed by just three points to repeat the achievement, and to the astonishment of many had been dumped as coach in favour of Doug Thomas. Although he carried on with the club as a player in 1963, the South committee sensed - rightly, as it turned out - that here was a plant ripe for the picking ... "
John Devaney charts the chequered history of South Australia's second oldest club
2015 Season (SANFL) Fixture
South Adelaide's 2015 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-04-03 1 | A | South Adelaide | 4.2 | 5.3 | 11.8 | 14.13 | 97 | WON | Glenelg | 6.3 | 8.4 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 77 | 20 | GLE | 2015-04-03 Apr 3 (Fri, 3:10) | Scores |
| 2015-04-10 2 | H | South Adelaide | 2.2 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 6.5 | 41 | LOST | Port Adelaide Magpies | 4.1 | 8.4 | 13.6 | 16.11 | 107 | -66 | HIC | 2015-04-10 Apr 10 (Fri, 7:10) | Scores |
| 2015-04-19 3 | H | South Adelaide | 3.6 | 5.6 | 12.8 | 13.8 | 86 | WON | Sturt | 1.3 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 9.8 | 62 | 24 | HIC | 2015-04-19 Apr 19 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2015-04-25 4 | A | South Adelaide | 6.4 | 6.8 | 8.9 | 9.11 | 65 | WON | North Adelaide | 3.0 | 6.0 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 49 | 16 | PRO | 2015-04-25 Apr 25 (Sat, 2:40) | Scores |
| 2015-05-03 5 | H | South Adelaide | 5.4 | 9.5 | 12.6 | 13.12 | 90 | WON | Adelaide Reserves | 0.2 | 7.5 | 10.8 | 11.10 | 76 | 14 | HIC | 2015-05-03 May 3 (Sun, 11:30) | Scores |
| 2015-05-09 6 | A | South Adelaide | 3.1 | 5.2 | 6.3 | 7.7 | 49 | DRAW | Central District | 2.0 | 5.0 | 7.1 | 8.1 | 49 | 0 | ELZ | 2015-05-09 May 9 (Sat, 1:40) | Scores |
| 2015-05-15 7 | A | South Adelaide | 1.1 | 4.2 | 7.3 | 9.8 | 62 | LOST | Norwood | 4.5 | 7.9 | 9.11 | 11.13 | 79 | -17 | NOR | 2015-05-15 May 15 (Fri, 7:40) | Scores |
| 2015-05-29 8 | A | South Adelaide | 1.2 | 3.2 | 6.7 | 7.10 | 52 | LOST | West Adelaide | 0.2 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 7.11 | 53 | -1 | RIC | 2015-05-29 May 29 (Fri, 7:10) | Scores |
| 2015-06-08 9 | H | South Adelaide | 1.5 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 4.10 | 34 | LOST | Woodville West Torrens | 1.1 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 9.9 | 63 | -29 | HIC | 2015-06-08 Jun 8 (Mon, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2015-06-14 10 | H | South Adelaide | 4.0 | 6.1 | 10.2 | 13.5 | 83 | WON | Glenelg | 2.1 | 4.4 | 6.4 | 9.9 | 63 | 20 | HIC | 2015-06-14 Jun 14 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2015-06-27 11 | A | South Adelaide | 4.4 | 6.10 | 8.13 | 11.15 | 81 | WON | Sturt | 1.1 | 2.3 | 4.5 | 6.6 | 42 | 39 | UNL | 2015-06-27 Jun 27 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2015-07-12 13 | H | South Adelaide | 3.2 | 5.3 | 9.5 | 13.8 | 86 | WON | North Adelaide | 1.2 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 21 | 65 | HIC | 2015-07-12 Jul 12 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2015-07-19 14 | South Adelaide | Bye | 2015-07-19 Jul 19 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 2015-07-26 15 | H | South Adelaide | 2.3 | 2.4 | 7.8 | 9.10 | 64 | WON | Norwood | 2.0 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 10.3 | 63 | 1 | HIC | 2015-07-26 Jul 26 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2015-08-01 16 | A | South Adelaide | 1.1 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 6.8 | 44 | LOST | Woodville West Torrens | 4.1 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 8.7 | 55 | -11 | WOO | 2015-08-01 Aug 1 (Sat, 1:10) | Scores |
| 2015-08-08 17 | H | South Adelaide | 4.1 | 5.3 | 6.7 | 9.9 | 63 | LOST | Adelaide Reserves | 2.1 | 7.6 | 9.9 | 10.17 | 77 | -14 | HIC | 2015-08-08 Aug 8 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2015-08-15 17 | H | South Adelaide | 3.3 | 7.5 | 12.7 | 13.9 | 87 | WON | West Adelaide | 1.5 | 5.7 | 7.7 | 9.10 | 64 | 23 | HIC | 2015-08-15 Aug 15 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2015-08-22 18 | A | South Adelaide | 2.4 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 9.9 | 63 | LOST | Port Adelaide Magpies | 1.1 | 7.4 | 10.8 | 14.10 | 94 | -31 | ALB | 2015-08-22 Aug 22 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2015-08-29 19 | H | South Adelaide | 1.1 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 10.8 | 68 | LOST | Central District | 3.2 | 7.6 | 9.9 | 11.9 | 75 | -7 | HIC | 2015-08-29 Aug 29 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |